GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lax | loose |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| afterlife | an existence after death |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |